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Spring 2014 Calendar of Events

for Children, Individuals and Families IN THE GREATER CHESTER COUNTY AREA

UPDATED April 6, 2014

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Multi-Day Activities in Progress April 9 and 16 (Wednesdays) Conflicts and Faith. Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Weekly series, Faith in the Crucible of Con-flict, will focus on stories of Mennonite Central Committee work around the world, including discussions by Ken Sensenig, assistant execu-tive director of Mennonite Central Committee East Coast, and participants in the Interna-tional Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP). Free activity, with further information and pre-registration at [email protected] or (717) 355-6000 Through April 25 (Friday) Art Exhibit. Oxford Arts Alliance, 38 South 3rd Street, Oxford. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urdays. Art exhibit features work of Giovanni Casdei and Richard Remenick. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.oxfordart.org, [email protected] or (610)-467-0301. April 26-June 9 (Saturday-Monday) Art Classes. Art Partners Studio, 524 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, and other loca-tions. Various days and times. Art classes are available in a variety of me-dia, including photography, for adults, children and youth. Free activities, with further information and registration available at www.artpartnersstudio.org/classes.html, [email protected] or (610) 384-3030. Through April 28 (Monday) American Revolution Illustrations. Visitors Center, Valley Forge National Historic Park, 1400 North Outerline Drive, King of Prussia (Valley Forge). 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Opening reception for Bringing the War of Independence to Life: 19th Century Illustrations of the American Revolution provides 42 glimpses in paintings and drawings. Free activity, with further information and required registration available at www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/documents/2014-02-exhibition.pdf?utm_source=enews+2014-01-30&utm_campaign=2014-01-

30&utm_medium=email, [email protected] or (484) 945-0200. Through May 3 (Saturday) ReSourced Art Exhibit. ArtFusion 19464, 254 East High Street, Pottstown. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. ReSourced, a show of some 20 local artists, features creative reuse from recycled, upcycled and salvaged items. Free activity, including light refreshments, with further information available at www.artfusion19464.org/events, [email protected] or (610) 326-2506. Through May 5 (Daily) Nature Art Show. Jenkins Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Delaware Valley Art League will hold its an-nual exhibit, Inspired by Natures Beauty. An opening reception will be held Sunday, March 30 and a Jurors Talk on Saturday, April 12. Free activity, with further information at www.the-art-league.org, [email protected] or (610) 647-8870. Ongoing Seasonal Look Good Feel Better for Women. Various locations. Hospitals throughout the area will host a se-ries of Fall Look Good Feel Better beauty tech-nique workshops by the American Cancer Soci-ety for women coping with cancer treatments. Free activity, including a makeup kit, with further information as to dates and sites and registration available at www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/app/resource-detail.aspx?resourceId=32260 or (800) 227-2345. Ongoing - Weekly Spring Reading and Children Programs. Lo-cal area libraries. Various times. Winter reading and other programs for chil-dren of all ages, adults and families are under-way at many local libraries throughout the area. Primarily free activities, with further informa-tion and schedules available through various li-brary websites and calendars at:

Berks County: www.berks.lib.pa.us Chester County: www.ccls.org Delaware County:

www.delcolibraries.org Lancaster County:

www.lancasterlibraries.org Montgomery County: www.mclinc.org

Daily Activities in Progress April 7 (Monday) Adult Vaccine Clinic. Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lincoln High-way, Coatesville. 9 a.m. to noon. Uninsured and under insured adults can receive shingles, hepatitis A and B, Tdap, pneumonia and flu vaccines from the Chester County Health Department. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 383-4612. April 7 (Monday) Todays Hiring Trends. Drexel University Le-Bow College of Business, 2 West Liberty Boule-vard, Malvern. 9 a.m. to noon. Industry professionals will discuss with job-seekers Explore Todays Hiring Trends: Finding Work in the New Normal as they share experi-ences working in various entrepreneurial situations, dispel myths about independent and contract work, and explore advantages of contract employment. Free activity, with further information and required registration at www.eventbrite.com/e/explore-todays-hiring-trends-finding-work-in-the-new-normal-tickets-11009133615, [email protected] or (610) 321-8229. April 7 (Monday) Book Discussion and Movie. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. David Sleasman, Longwood Gardens library and information services coordinator, will lead the Phoenix Book Club Community Read dis-cussion on A Sandy County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, followed by the documentary, Green Fire, which details Leopolds life and legacy as a conservationist at 7:30 p.m. Free activities, with further information and required individual registration for each of the events, available at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132.

April 7 (Monday) Tools for Budgeting. Struble Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Certified Public Accountant Jacquelyn Bas-son will discuss how to set financial goals, along with creating a budget and sticking to it in this Money Smart Week presentation. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2624 April 7 (Monday) College Admissions. Tredyffrin Public Li-brary, 582 Upper Gulp Road, Strafford. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cigus Vanni, lead guidance counselor at Cherry Hill West High School and former as-sistant dean and admissions counselor at Swarthmore College, will discuss Understand-ing and Demystifying College Admissions, in-cluding how a college admissions committee operates and what are is is looking for, how to match ones interests, skills, and karma with the right college, and some ways to pay for it all. Free activity, with further information at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or (610) 688-7092. April 8 (Tuesday) Mushrooms. Bayard Taylor Library, 216 East State Street, Kennett Square. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Follow-up session on Saturday, April 12. Gwen Lacy, executive director of The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County, and Gregory Turner, PhD, biology professor at West Chester University, will discuss Mushrooms? A Land Ethic? And how mushrooms play a role in detoxifying preserved lands. Free activity, with further information and re-quired registration at www.tlcforscc.org/education/education-programs, [email protected] or (610) 347-0347 x104. April 8 (Tuesday) Saving for College. Burke Meeting Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Seminar will help parents with the variety of options available to them in saving for a childs education in this Money Smart Week presenta-tion. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2624

April 8 (Tuesday) King of Prussia Railroads. Tredyffrin Town-ship Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford. 7:30 p.m. Local author Michael Shaw will discuss his book, The Railroads of King of Prussia, PA: The Past Leads to the Future, a looks at the 175-year history of the railroads and the areas journey from a rural township to a business-dominated Philadelphia suburb. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 688-7092 x203. April 9 (Wednesday) Cover Letters. Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), 790 East Market Street Suite 100, West Chester. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Marketing professional Cynthia Ericson will discuss How to Develop a Cover Letter with job-seekers. Free activity, with further information and required registration at (610) 692-2344. April 9 (Wednesday) Presidential Health. Exton Campus, Widener University, 825 Springdale Drive, Exton. 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. Richard Smith, with a 60-year background in pharmaceuticals, will describe the state of the art medical care of U.S. Presidents such as Washington, Lincoln, Wilson, the Roosevelts, Eisenhower and Kennedy during the final of the weekly Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) lunchtime series. Free activity, with first-come, first-served seating for the first 70 individuals. Further information is available at http://www.widener.edu/academics/schools/eics/_docs/cs_olli_sp14_speaker_series.pdf or (484) 713-0088. April 9 (Wednesday) Sexual Violence. 320 Parkhouse Hall, Mont-gomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, with simulcast at West Campus, 216 South Hall, 101 College Drive, Pottstown. 12:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The College and the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County will present a discus-sion on the issue of sexual violence for stu-dents and the community. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.mc3.edu/about-us/news/87-about-us/news/8526-mccc-victim-services-to-host-community-discussion-on-sexual-violence.

April 9 (Wednesday) Money Management. Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lincoln High-way, Coatesville. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Repeated Wednesday, April 9, at different time. PNC Bank representative will host a Founda-tions of Money Management workshop to aid qualifying individuals currently unable to open a checking account to do so. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 383-4612. April 9 (Wednesday) Home Purchases, Part I. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Repeated Wednesday, June 4. A Realtor will discuss the home-buying process and how to find and work with Real-tors, mortgage officers and others during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. April 9 (Wednesday) Divorce Issues. Winsor Room, Radnor Memo-rial Library, 114 West Wayne Avenue, Wayne. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Planner Sheila Brennan and Attorney Steve Koense will discuss some of the many issues that occur in cases of divorces during this Womens Resource Network seminar. Free activity, with further information and required registration for limited seating at (610) 687-6391. April 9 (Wednesday) Internet Financial Resources. Burke Meet-ing Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Seminar will explore they many useful, reputable, and easy-to-use free internet re-sources to help one gain knowledge over his or her financial life in this Money Smart Week presentation. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2624

April 9 (Wednesday) Social Communication in Children. Activi-ties Center, Valley Forge Educational Services, 1777 North Valley Road, Malvern. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Social worker Sheila Hricik will discuss Facilitating Social Communication in School-Aged Children for parents and caregivers. Free activity, with further information and required registration at www.vfes.net/event/facilitating-social-communication-in-school-aged-children, [email protected] or (610) 296-6725 x183. April 9 (Wednesday) Special Education Workshop. YMCA, 400 Pothouse Road, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Parents will receive an overview of the spe-cial education process and procedures in this segment of a Finding Out What My Child Needs series. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 933-5861 x5772. April 10 (Thursday) Finding Peace with Tremors. Village Square Board Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Father Bill Murphy will share his story of coping with Effective Tremors and finding inner peace through spirituality at the monthly meeting of the Essential Tremors Support Group. Free activity, with further information avail-able from Judy Shaffer at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259. April 10 (Thursday) Special Education Attorneys. Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU), 455 Boot Road, Downingtown. 10 a.m. to noon. Re-peated Thursday night, April 24, in West Chester. Attorneys specializing in special education issues will discuss topics with parents of chil-dren with special needs in this monthly Right to Education Task Force meeting. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.righttoed.org/meeting-information, [email protected], or (484) 237-5057. April 10 (Thursday) Emotional Impacts of Blindness. Garden South Conference Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Participants of the monthly Low Vision Sup-port Group will view a webinar on Overcoming the Emotional Barriers of Blindness. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259. April 10 (Thursday) Robotics Celebration. Struble Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Demonstrations of FIRST robotics for ages six to 18 years will be presented as part of Na-tional Robotics Week observance to show stu-dents that science, technology, and problem-solving are fun and proven paths to successful careers. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2615. April 10 (Thursday) Holistic Weight Loss. Easttown Library & Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn, 7 p.m. Sue Huot-Singer, MSN, RN, will discuss cus-tomizing a holistic weight loss program. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 644-0138. April 10 (Thursday) College Aid Workshop. 144 College Hall, Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. 6:30 p.m. Re-peated Tuesday, April 22, in Pottstown. Panelists from a variety of local colleges and universities will explain to high school juniors and senior and their parents the types of finan-cial aid available, meeting the cost of attending college, interpreting award letters, and more, with individuals interested in any college wel-come to attend. Free activity, with further information and registration available at http://mc3.edu/adm-

fin-aid/paying or [email protected]. April 11 (Friday) Career Fair. Grace Hall, Cabrini College, 610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. State Rep. Warren Kampf will host annual event for job-seekers, with a variety of employ-ers being represented. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at www.repkampf.com/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=20114, [email protected] or (610) 251-2876.

April 12 (Saturday) Birding at Black Rock. Black Rock Sanctu-ary, 953 Black Rock Road (Route 113), Phoe-nixville. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Morning bird walk will explore meadows and wetlands of this site along the Atlantic Flyway, including information on birds inhabiting and stopping by the natural areas and techniques used to identify them,. such as birding by color, shape, song and habitat. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 469-1916 and required registration form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 12 (Saturday) Single Mothers Conference. Henderson High School, 400 Montgomery Avenue, West Ches-ter. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Several Chester County organizations will host a variety of bilingual activities for single mothers and their children ages six through 12, including a legal clinic, fitness classes, re-sources and services and workshops. Free activity, including breakfast and lunch, with further information and required registration at www.facebook.com/SingleMothersCC, http://wcuconfservices.ticketleap.com/ccsmc2014 or (484) 876-1582. April 12 (Saturday) Veterans Benefits. District Office, 70 Lan-caster Avenue, Malvern. 9 a.m. to noon. Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs mobile outreach van staff will be available at the district office of State Rep. Duane Milne to assist veterans and their fami-lies in identifying potential state and federal benefits that may be available to them, includ-ing medical, housing and education. Free activity, with further information and requested reservation available at (610) 251-1070. April 12 (Saturday) Clothes2Go. Calvary Fellowship, 95 West Devon Drive at Route 113, Exton (Downing-town/Lionville). 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Biannual giveaway includes gently-used clothing for all ages and household items. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.cfdowningtown.com/floating2.php, [email protected] or (610) 363-7171.

April 12 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 472 Norristown Road, Blue Bell. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-4800. April 12 (Saturday) Hazardous Waste Collection. CAT Pickering Technical College High School, 1580 Charlestown Road, Phoenixville. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chester County Solid Waste Authority will conduct a residential Hazardous and E-Waste Collection. Free activity, with further information and additional 2004 collection events, at www.chestercswa.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1209, or (610) 273-3771. A list of five-county Southeast Region events is available at www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/pdf/HHWRegional2014map.pdf. April 12 (Saturday) Egg Hunt. East Goshen Township Park, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 10 a.m. Rain date is Sunday, April 13. Annual Egg Hunt for ages two through 10 will include prizes and the Giant Bunny. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.eastgoshen.org/parks-and-rec/trips-and-special-events.php or (610) 692-7171. April 12 (Saturday) Easter Egg Hunt. Green Shed, Everhart Park, 599 West Union Street, West Chester. 10 a.m. The Easter Bunny will start the hunt for children ages two through nine. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.downtownwestchester.com/view_professionalservice.php?memid=889, [email protected] or (610) 436-9010. April 12 (Saturday) Easter EggStravaganza. West Grove United Methodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road, West Grove. 10 a.m. to noon. Spring to Life theme for annual Easter egg hunt, will include crafts, games, a giant slide, face painting, and refreshments for grade four and under, including an egg pit for babies.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or(610) 869-9334. April 12 (Saturday) Composting and More. Leaf Eco Center, 776 Rosedale Road, Kennett Square. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will learn about mechanisms behind composting, beekeeping, bioswales, edible forests and mycoremediation during this The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County workshop Free activity, including a light lunch, with further information and required registration at www.tlcforscc.org/education/education-programs, [email protected] or (610) 347-0347 x104. April 12 (Saturday) Discovering Bluebirds. Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Ken Leister of the Blue Bird Society of Pennsylvania will share his experience with ages 12 and older in helping to improve the habitat needed for these birds, including provision of nesting boxes. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 942-2450 and required registration form for limited participa-tion at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 12 (Saturday) Keep Your Kids Safe. Tredyffrin Township Police Department, 1100 DuPortail Road, Ber-wyn. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Former Chester County Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Pitts will discuss how to protect children from high rates of sexual abuse. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at http://justice4pakids.com/the-bills, [email protected] or (484) 325-4092. April 12 (Saturday) Egg Hunt and Decorated Hat Parade. West Goshen Community Park, 1019 Fern Hill Road, West Chester. 10:30 a.m. Rain date is Satur-day, April 19. Township children ages two through nine search for eggs and participate in a decorated hat parade with the Easter Bunny.

Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://www.westgoshen.org/Departments/Events/Egg_Hunt.cfm, [email protected] or (610) 696-5266. April 12 (Saturday) Easter Egg Hunt. The Family Center of Gap, 835 Huston Run Drdive at Brackbill Road, Gap. 11 a.m. Children ages eleven and under will hunt for eggs. Free activity, with further information avail-able at (717) 442-2300. April 12 (Saturday) Easter Egg Hunt. Lawn, Perkiomen Valley Library, 290 Second Street, Schwenksville. 11 a.m. Easter Bunny will be on hand for egg hunt to start at 11 a.m. for ages five and under and 11:15 a.m. for children ages six and above. Free activity, with further information at www.pvlibrary.net/LibraryWebpage/events.html or (610) 287-8360. April 12 (Saturday) American Kestrels. Black Rock Sanctuary, 953 Black Rock Road (Route 113), Phoenixville. 11 a.m. to noon. Visitors will learn the natural history of American Kestrels, the work of the Valley Forge Audubon Society to reverse a major decline in this falcon population and to establish an American Kestrel Box Trail, and Black Rocks attempt to have these falcons nest. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 469-1916 and required registration form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 12 (Saturday) Egg Hunt. Caln Township Municipal Park, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale. 1 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, April 13. Annual event will be held for township chil-dren. Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://www.calntownship.org/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC={C1D7B4A7-C5A1-4DAC-864A-9180F1C3235E}#{E3FF6D9D-E2B2-42C7-9A33-7EE89F254687} or (610) 384-0600.

April 12 (Saturday) Celebrating Young Children. Pottstown YMCA, 724 North Adams Street, Pottstown. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Month of the Young Child celebration will feature a betting farm, clowns, snacks and community agencies with activities and re-sources for families with young children. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.peakonline.org/pdf/MOYC%20Full%20Page%20Flyer.pdf or (610) 970-6655. April 12 (Saturday) Art Show Jurors Talk. Jenkins Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon. 2 p.m. Wildlife and nature artist Steve Oliver, juror for the Inspired by Natures Beauty art show, on exhibit by the Delaware Valley Art League through Monday, May 5, will discuss his judg-ing. Free activity, with further information at http://www.the-art-league.org, [email protected] or (610) 647-8870. April 13 (Sunday) Alpacas. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. Two Grist Mill Farm of Glenmoore Alpacas will be on hand, with owners Terri and Peter Silvester explaining what is necessary to own and care for Alpacas, their history of being revered by the ancient Incas and what makes their fleece so desirable. Free activity, with further information at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 321-1710. April 13 (Sunday) Male Chorus Concert. Chapel, Tel Hai Re-tirement Community, 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook. 7 p.m. Gap Male Chorus, started in 1922 by local churches and now comprised of over 50 active members from four counties, will provide se-lections of gospel songs. Free activity, with canned food donations requested for local food pantry. Further infor-mation is available at www.telhai.org/index.php?id=412 or (610) 273-9333. April 14 (Monday) Alzheimers End-of-Life Decisions. Village Square Board Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Krista Gray, CRNP, of of Internal Medicine Specialists of Lancaster County, will discuss provider orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) and end-of-life decision making with participants of the monthly Alzheimers Care-giver Support Group. Free activity, with further information at [email protected] or (717) 355-6076 and respite care available during the group time at Adult Day Services at (717) 355-6226. April 15 (Tuesday) Senior Expo. East Brandywine Fire Company, 2096 Bondsville Road, Downingtown. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Government agencies, nonprofits, senior housing, and other agencies that provide ser-vices to senior citizens will participate in this event, hosted by State Rep. Becky Corbin. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 524-5595. April 15 (Tuesday) British Cosplay. Struble Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. West Chester University English professor B.G. Betz, a specialist in Victorian literature, will discuss why American readers and viewers continue to find Jane Austen relevant, as par-ticipants enjoy tea and scones and engage in cosplay, if desired. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2642. April 16 (Wednesday) Career Fair. Physical Education Center, Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Annual Spring Career and Internship Expo will include several dozen companies and in-stitutions recruiting applicants for diverse em-ployment opportunities, including full-time, part-time, internships and seasonal. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.collegecentral.com/CCNEngine/LiveEvents/LiveEvents.cfm?EventID=800#jobseekers or ( 215) 641-6619. April 16 (Wednesday) Welcome Spring. Graystone Mansion, 50 South 1st Avenue, Coatesville. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Student art show, music by John Riordan and Jim Crane, and introduction of Terry

Foreman as the new director of Art Partners Studio, along with a salute to Lindsay Brinton, retiring director, will highlight this Studio Rites of Spring event. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 384-3030. April 16 (Wednesday) Home Purchases, Part II. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Repeated Wednesday, June 11. A mortgage officers will discuss the elements of home financing, including financial readi-ness of credit and mortgage eligibility to pur-chase, during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. April 16 (Wednesday) Post Adoption and GrandFamilies Support. Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Also held April 30 and May 14. Chester County is offering simultaneous post adoption and grandfamilies support groups for adoptive parents, kinship families, teens, boys and girls ages six to 13, and pre-school ages two to five in different rooms on alternating Wednesdays through May 14. Free activity, with further information as to eligibility and registration, is available from Kathy Boyd at [email protected] or (610) 344-5890. April 17 (Thursday) Practical Career Re-Engagement. Susque-hanna Bank, 301 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Human resources professional Patricia Nolan will discuss How to Develop a Practical Plan to Transition Back into Your Career in the Womans Resource Center Speaker Series pres-entation. Free activity, with further information and required registration of limiting seating at (610) 687-6391. April 17 (Thursday) Historical Discussions. Parkesburg Borough Hall, 315 1st Avenue, Parkesburg. 7 p.m. Former State Rep. Art Hershey will discuss his book, From the Farm to the House, with lo-

cal antique bottle collector Gerry Treadway dis-cussing and displaying Parkesburg Bottles at a meeting of the Parkesburg History Group. Free activity, including light refreshments, with further information available at (610) 857-3677. April 17 (Thursday) Investing Advice. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fred Hubler Off the Record: No-Holds-Barred Investment Advice will feature an NFL Players Association registered financial advisor dis-cussing basic investing and other audience-generated topics. Free activity, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132. April 18 (Friday) Good Friday Service. Chapel, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Hol-land. 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cavod Dance Company, affiliated with Ca-vod Academy of the Arts, will perform several pieces from their Not of This World repertoire as part of the Good Friday Service sponsored by the ELANCO Ministerium. Free activity, with free-will offering. Further information is available at [email protected] or (717) 355-6203. April 18 (Friday) Wild Night Hike. Pavilion 8, Hibernia Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville (Wagontown). 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. A park ranger will guide ages five and older along the trails of the county park in search of creatures of the night, listening for them and how they communicate, and using night vision, without flashlights, to make the walk. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 383-3812 and required registration form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 18 (Friday) Drama Presentation. Calvary Fellowship, 95 West Devon Drive, Exton (Downing-town/Lionville). 6 p.m. Repeated 7:30 p.m. Portraits of the Passion, a Good Friday drama, will be presented. Free activity, with further information avail-able at

www.cfdowningtown.com/floating13.php or (610) 363-7171. April 19 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 724 West Lancaster Avenue, Malvern. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-4580. April 19 (Saturday) Recycling and Shred Day. Municipal Build-ing, 401 East Gay Street, West Chester. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to five pounds of document shredding for Borough residents and businesses, along with recycling of electronic items with a plug high-light this event. Free activity, with a $20 charge for glass televisions and computer monitors. Further information is available at www.west-chester.com/pdfs/Shred-Day-2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 696-5282. April 19 (Saturday) Easter Egg Hunt. Paoli Baptist Church, 33 East Lancaster Avenue, Paoli. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Rock-N-Roll Easter egg hunt will be con-ducted for children up to 12 years of age. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at [email protected] or (610) 647-1612. April 19 (Saturday) Basic Wilderness Survival. Warwick County Park, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown. 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Naturalist Nick Zurga will demonstrate how to find food, water, and materials to make fire and shelter, along with building a primitive shelter; making a fire using a bow drill, and creating cordage from natural plant fibers. He also will discuss how to select appropriate equipment for an emergency preparedness kit suitable for the home, vehicle or backpack. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 469-1916 and required registration for limited participa-tion with form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613.

April 19 (Saturday) Old-Time Gospel Concert. Chapel, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m. Repeated Friday, April 25. Servant Stage Company presents a hand-clapping, foot-stomping program of songs and hymns, featuring fiddles, banjos and harmo-nies by more than 20 vocalists and instru-mentalists. Free activity, with donations accepted. Fur-ther information available at [email protected] or (717) 355-6000. April 21 (Monday) Creative Writing Club. Parkesburg Library, 105 West Street, Parkesburg. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Children and youth ages five through 17 will be able to learn creative writing skills. Free activity, with participant-supplied writ-ing materials. Further information is available from Erin Cupp at [email protected] or (215) 760-5583. April 21 (Monday) Open Mike Reading Night. Phoenixville Pub-lic Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Poets, authors, bloggers and writers can participate in the librarys first Open Mike Night, with readers limited to five minutes or four pages. Free activity, including light refreshments, for participants only, with further information and required registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132. April 22 (Tuesday) Pardons and Expungements. Coatesville Center for Community Health, 1001 East Lin-coln Highway, Coatesville. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania will conduct a workshop to acquaint those with criminal records as to how they may be able to be pardoned or have their records expunged. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 383-4612. April 22 (Tuesday) College Aid Workshop. South Hall Commu-nity Room, Montgomery County Community College, 101 College Drive, Pottstown. 6:30 p.m. Panelists from a variety of local colleges and universities will explain to high school juniors and senior and their parents the types of finan-cial aid available, meeting the cost of attending college, interpreting award letters, and more,

with individuals interested in any college wel-come to attend. Free activity, with further information and registration available at http://mc3.edu/adm-

fin-aid/paying or [email protected]. April 22 (Tuesday) Geological History. Kennett High School, 100 East South Street, Kennett Square. 8 p.m. Geologist Gale Blackmer will discuss Terra Firma? Living on the Edge in Southeastern Pennsylvania, a view of practical area implica-tions of living on the long-exposed roots of an ancient mountain belt during this Hadley Fund event. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.Hadleyfund.org or (610) 444-1855. April 23 (Wednesday) Public Safety Career Fair. Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Over 50 representatives of local, state and federal law enforcement, criminal justice and public safety agencies and law schools, along with recruiters will be on hand. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.mc3.edu/about-us/news/87-about-us/news/8508-criminal-justice-public-safety-careers-focus-of-biennial-event, [email protected] or (215) 641-6428. April 23 (Wednesday) Pardons and Expungements. Bayard Taylor Library, 216 East State Street, Kennett Square. 10 a.m. to noon. Repeated Wednesday night, April 30. Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania will conduct a bilingual workshop to acquaint those with criminal records as to how they may be able to be pardoned or have their records ex-punged. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 388-7400. April 24 (Thursday) Special Education Attorneys. Arc of Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive, West Chester. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Attorneys specializing in special education issues will discuss topics with parents of chil-dren with special needs in this monthly Right to Education Task Force meeting. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.righttoed.org/meeting-information, [email protected], or (484) 237-5057.

April 25 (Friday) Old-Time Gospel Concert. Chapel, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m. Servant Stage Company presents a hand-clapping, foot-stomping program of songs and hymns, featuring fiddles, banjos and harmo-nies by more than 20 vocalists and instru-mentalists. Free activity, with donations accepted. Fur-ther information available at [email protected] or (717) 355-6000. April 26 (Saturday) Community Breakfast. Veterans of Foreign Wars, 406 West 4th Avenue, Parkesburg. 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monthly breakfast buffet will be provided by Word of Faith Church on a different week for April. Free activity, with donations accepted for the Keystone Valley Fire Department. Further information is available at [email protected] or (610) 593-2277. April 26 (Saturday) Spring Plant Swap. Pavilion 4, Hibernia Park, 1 Park Road, Coatesville (Wagontown). 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Gardeners will exchange plants, seeds, sto-ries and information, with books, photos and experiences available for reference. Selling is not permitted, but private nurseries are other-wise welcome. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 383-3812. April 26 (Saturday) Shredding, Recycling and Drug Take Back. Penn State Great Valley, 30 East Swedesford Road, Malvern. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Paper, faded and worn flags, cell phones and chargers, appliances and electronics, eye glasses and hearing aids will be accepted for shredding or recycling, with East Whiteland Police accepting unused prescription drugs, in annual event hosted by State Rep. Duane Milne in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.repmilne.com/Display/SiteFiles/92/OtherDocuments/Shredding%20Flyer%202014.pdf or (610) 251-1070. April 26 (Saturday) Hazardous Waste Collection. Octorara High School, 226 Highland Road, Atglen. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Chester County Solid Waste Authority will conduct a residential Hazardous and E-Waste Collection. Free activity, with further information and additional 2004 collection events, at www.chestercswa.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1209, or (610) 273-3771. A list of five-county Southeast Region events is available at www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/pdf/HHWRegional2014map.pdf. April 26 (Saturday) Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Numer-ous Area Locations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local police agencies will coordinate federal Drug Enforcement Administration effort to keep unused prescription drugs out of the hands of youth and adults and water supplies in this biannual no-questions-asked event. Further information, including locations and downloadable materials that can be posted and forwarded to others, is available at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html. April 26 (Saturday) Healthy Kids Day. Brandywine YMCA, 295 Hurley Road, Coatesville. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information on children and family health, moon bounce, refreshments, costume charac-ters, demonstrations and more will highlight annual event. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 380-9622 x 2470, April 26 (Saturday) Sheep & Wool Day. Springton Manor Farm, 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will experience sheep shearing, farm animals, wagon rides, artisan demonstrations, agricultural equipment displays, Scots-Irish heritage, food and craft vendors, kids activities and more at this annual Chester County parks event. Free activity, with a $5 parking fee and charges for some individual items. Further in-formation is available at http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1220, [email protected] or (610) 942-2450. April 26 (Saturday) Geocaching. Pavilion 8, Nottingham County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Park ranger will demonstrate how to use a GPS to find hidden caches in the Nottingham woods, with a few units available to borrow.

Free activity, with further information at http://www.chesco.org/index.aspx?NID=1754, [email protected] or (610) 932-2589 and re-quired registration for limited participation with form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 26 (Saturday) Clarinets Concert. Chapel, Garden Spot Vil-lage, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 7 p.m. The Clarions clarinet quartet will conclude the current Saturday Night Concert Series. Free activity, with donations accepted. Fur-ther information is available at [email protected] or (717) 355-6000. April 27 (Sunday) Wildflower Walk. Warwick County Park, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown. 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors taking a guided walk through the parks forest will behold the short-life woodland wildflowers of Spring. Free activity, with further information at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=2319, [email protected] or (610) 469-1916 and required registration for limited participa-tion with form at http://www.chesco.org/DocumentCenter/View/1613. April 27 (Sunday) Cello Concert. Chapel, Tel Hai Retirement Community, 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook. 3 p.m. Dr. Steve Kramer, artist-in-residence at String Theory High School in Philadelphia, will provide a program of classical music on cello accompanied by piano and clarinet, Free activity, with canned food donations requested for local food pantry. Further infor-mation is available at www.telhai.org/index.php?id=412 or (610) 273-9333. April 30 (Wednesday) IEP Transition Plan. The Arc of Chester County, 900 Lawrence Drive, West Chester. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sharon Shoemaker of the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) will discuss compo-nents of a transition Individualized Education Plan (IEP), assessment grids and activities and a visual map for transition planning for stu-dents with special needs during this Chat and Chew series presentation. Free activity, with further information and required registration at

[email protected] or (610) 696-8090. April 30 (Wednesday) Journey with Parkinsons. Village Square Board Room, Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. A Time to Share Our Journey and Parkin-sons Awareness Month will be discussed by Parkinsons Support Group participants. Free activity, with further information at [email protected] or (717) 355-6259. April 30 (Wednesday) Pardons and Expungements. Bayard Taylor Library, 216 East State Street, Kennett Square. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania will conduct a bilingual workshop to acquaint those with criminal records as to how they may be able to be pardoned or have their records ex-punged. Free activity, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 388-7400. April 30 (Wednesday) Women and Money. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Repeated Wednesday, June 18. A financial coach will discuss todays use of money as it relates to retirement during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. April 30 (Wednesday) Post Adoption and GrandFamilies Support. Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Also held Wednesday, May 14. Chester County is offering simultaneous post adoption and grandfamilies support groups for adoptive parents, kinship families, teens, boys and girls ages six to 13, and pre-school ages two to five in different rooms on alternating Wednesdays through May 14. Free activity, with further information as to eligibility and registration, is available from Kathy Boyd at [email protected] or (610) 344-5890.

May 3 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 543 North Lewis Road, Limberick. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-4880. May 3 (Saturday) Township-wide Yard Sale. East Goshen Township and Township Parking Lot. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, May 4. Township provides advertising, maps, signs on first-come, first-served basis, and use of Township parking lot by residents in gated communities. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.eastgoshen.org/parks-and-rec/trips-and-special-events.php or (610) 692-7171. May 4 (Sunday) Malvern Bloom Festival. King Street, Warren Avenue, and Burkes Park at Roberts Road and South Warren Avenue, Malvern. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spring family event will feature over 150 artists and crafts people including an ex-hibit by the Chester County Craft Guild, live entertainment, a farmers market, antiques, KidZone with an assortment of childrens ac-tivities, and a food court including bacon and apple cook-offs. Free activity, with charges for some individ-ual items. Further information is available at www.growingrootspartners.com/about-malvern-festivals, [email protected] or (610) 644-5438. May 4 (Sunday) May Day Festival of the Arts. Everhart Park, 100 South Brandywine Street, West Chester. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dozens of artists will display arts and crafts, with strolling magicians, mimes, jug-glers, and local dance performers providing entertainment. Free activity, with charges for some individ-ual items. Further information is available at http://sitemanager.tritonweb.com/shared/wcborough/tempdownload/enrqqwmrm/Event_Discriptions.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 436-9010.

May 5 (Monday) Drug Overdose Town Hall Meeting. Keene Hall, Tredyffrin Township Building, 1100 DuPortail Road, Berwyn. Representatives of Kaycies Cause will dis-cuss how to use awareness, education and ad-vocacy to combat drug abuse and heroin deaths among young people in this Tredyffrin Township Police Department-hosted event. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.tredyffrin.org/residents/event-calendar/-item-1632, [email protected] or (610) 644-3221. May 7 (Wednesday) Getting the Job You Want Workshop. Com-munity Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A career coach will discuss career explora-tion and how to strategize on finding a job that will pay the bills during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. May 10 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 1201 East Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-6820. May 10 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. 422 Business Center, Mill Road, Oaks. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Constituents of State Reps. Warren Kampf and Mike Vereb will be able to shred paper, file folders, hanging files, hard drives, notepads, medical records and tax records as part of a personal shredding event. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.repkampf.com/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=20185 or (610) 251-2876. May 10 (Saturday) Disabilities Housing Options. Giant Confer-ence Center, 315 York Road, Willow Grove. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Getting Creative with Options for Housing and Services and Supports Beyond Group Homes workshop will be hosted by the Penn-sylvania Training Partners for People with Dis-abilities and Families. Free activity, including lunch, with further information and required registration at www.temple.edu/thetrainingpartnership/topics/creativeOptions.shtml or (866) 865-6170. May 14 (Wednesday) Debt Reduction Workshop. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A financial coach will discuss how good budgeting can lead to debt reduction in this no-selling segment of a weekly Spring no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. May 14 (Wednesday) Children Activities. Activities Center, Valley Forge Educational Services, 1777 North Valley Road, Malvern. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Creative and Fun Activities for Indoor and Outdoor Adventures will be discussed during this Parent Workshop series session. Free activity, with further information and required registration at www.vfes.net/event/facilitating-social-communication-in-school-aged-children, [email protected] or (610) 296-6725 x183. May 14 (Wednesday) Post Adoption and GrandFamilies Support. Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Final in a series of simultaneous post adop-tion and grandfamilies support groups for adoptive parents, kinship families, teens, boys and girls ages six to 13, and pre-school ages two to five in different rooms. Free activity, with further information as to eligibility and registration, is available from Kathy Boyd at [email protected] or (610) 344-5890. May 17 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 210 Font Road, Downingtown. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at

https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-4830. May 17 (Saturday) Hazardous Waste Collection. Owen J. Rob-erts Middle School, 981 Ridge Road, Pottstown. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chester County Solid Waste Authority will conduct a residential Hazardous and E-Waste Collection. Free activity, with further information and additional 2004 collection events, at www.chestercswa.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1209, or (610) 273-3771. A list of five-county Southeast Region events is available at www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/pdf/HHWRegional2014map.pdf. May 17 (Saturday) Mini Maker Fair. Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Families, including individuals, will show-case the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset with all types of arts and crafts, science and engineer-ing, food and music, water and more. Free activity, with further information and exhibitor registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 280-2615. May 17 (Saturday) Veterans Picnic. Alison Pavilion, East Bran-dywine Township Park, 474 Dilworth Road, Downingtown. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. State Rep. Becky Corbin will host veterans within her district to a thank you picnic. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at [email protected] or (610) 524-5595. May 21 (Wednesday) Elder Justice Day. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 19 West Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The public and human services organiza-tions will learn about guardianships, the Penn-sylvania Attorney Generals office, scams, pow-ers of attorney, understanding the court sys-tem, and the Chester County Department of Aging Services during this Chester County Elder Abuse Task Force event. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at http://pa-chestercounty.civicplus.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/370 or (610) 344-6035. May 21 (Wednesday) Credit Report Workshop. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton

Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A financial coach will discuss design and repair of ones credit report, including how the system works and establish good credit quickly, during this weekly Spring no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. May 23 (Friday) Christian Rock Concert. Paoli Baptist Church, 33 East Lancaster Avenue, Paoli. 7 p.m. 3 Shades of Blue, an area Christian rock band comprised of three teenage brothers and a friend who were voted the Best Contemporary Christian Band in a recent 64-band battle, will perform as part of the churchs 50th anniver-sary activities. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 647-1612. May 28 (Wednesday) Family Finance Workshop. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Daily Money Manager will discuss a vari-ety of issues, including how to shop for a loan, the important of having a will, insurance, pro-tecting personal assets, and individual ques-tions during this weekly Spring no-selling per-sonal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. June 1 (Sunday) Super Sunday. Gay Street, West Chester. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Childrens entertainment, including crafts, games and rides, information and local artisan booths, four blocks of food vendors and live bands at two locations highlight this event. Free activity, with charges for some individ-ual items. Further information is available at http://sitemanager.tritonweb.com/shared/wcborough/tempdownload/enrqqwmrm/Event_Discriptions.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 436-9010.

June 4 (Wednesday) Home Purchases, Part I. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Realtor will discuss the home-buying process and how to find and work with Real-tors, mortgage officers and others during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. June 7 (Saturday) Electronics Waste Recycling. East Goshen Township Park, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Various electronic equipment will be ac-cepted for recycling, including freon items. Free activity, with a $5 fee for televisons and computer monitors. Further information is available at www.eastgoshen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/East-Goshen-E-waste-Flyer.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 353-1555 x222. June 11 (Wednesday) Home Purchases, Part II. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A mortgage officers will discuss the elements of home financing, including financial readi-ness of credit and mortgage eligibility to pur-chase, during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf, [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208.

June 14 (Saturday) Personal Shredding. Penn Liberty Bank, 1301 Paoli Pike, West Chester. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Up to three bags of residential documents can be shredded. Free activity, with further information in-cluding additional future locations, available at https://www.pennlibertybank.com/default.aspx?v=44868ae2-06d5-4e84-aaa6-b6e3d0af986a&t=main or (610) 535-4850. June 18 (Wednesday) Women and Money. Community Room, Lower Level Between Boscovs and Sears, Exton Square Mall, 260 Exton Square Parkway, Ex-ton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A financial coach will discuss todays use of money as it relates to retirement during this weekly Spring, no-selling personal financial workshop series hosted by Open Hearth of Spring City. Free activity, with further information and required registration for this and other work-shops available at http://www.openhearthinc.org/images/spring_2014.pdf. [email protected] or (610) 792-9282 x208. June 20 (Saturday) Hazardous Waste Collection. 9-10 Grade Center, 1425 East Lincoln Highway, Coates-ville. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chester County Solid Waste Authority will conduct a residential Hazardous and E-Waste Collection. Free activity, with further information and additional 2004 collection events, at www.chestercswa.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1209, or (610) 273-3771. A list of five-county Southeast Region events is available at www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle/pdf/HHWRegional2014map.pdf.

Ongoing Weekly and Monthly Activities

Various Days/Times Sundays Morning Birding Walk. Bucktoe Creek Pre-serve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activity also held at the same time on Mondays. Delaware Nature Society staff will lead this activity as walkers experience the diverse bird-life of a private nature preserve during a stroll

through meadows, forests, thickets, and marsh. Walk is particularly focused on begin-ning birders but all skill levels are welcome. Free activity, with further information about the Preserve available at www.bucktoecreekpreserve.org.

Wild Wanders. Parking Area, Lenfest Center, ChesLen Preserve, 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville (Embreville). 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Local naturalist, educator, and Natural Lands Trust volunteer William Ryan will lead a guided walk around the preserve, with the route varying each week to reflect what is hap-pening at 1,263-acre tract. Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://www.natlands.org/event/wild-wanders-at-cheslen-preserve/2014-03-30 or (610) 353-5587. Sports Fellowship. Youth With a Mission (YWAM) Community Center, 752 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Game of the Week television viewing and a meal for the homeless and boarding house community, together with a worship service for the community following the fellowship. Free activity hosted by Breakout Restoration Ministries. Ministries wishing to participate with donations or volunteers may contact Pas-tors Allen Smith at (484) 356-6434 or Sharon Comfort at (484) 467-4938. (First Sunday of Month) Spectrum Kids Can! Annex, Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Support group for families with autistic chil-dren enables young people to play with peers and use and improve their social skills and parents an opportunity to review librarys au-tism resources. Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 321-1724. Rejoicing Spirits, a ministry that reaches out to enrich the spiritual lives of persons with de-velopmental disabilities, together with their families, friends and other supportive commu-nity members, holds special Sunday worship services at various locations. The ministry is designed to acquaint and educate congregations about individuals with developmental disabilities, resulting in an ac-cepting atmosphere. Services typically include lots of music and joyous singing, along with brief, meaningful messages conducted in a shush-free environment. Services are held once a month at the follow-ing times and locations: Exton St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 104 South Village Avenue, (610) 363-6264, 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. Media Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, 102 West Rose Tree Road, (610) 891-0600, 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.

Pottstown St. James Lutheran Church, 1101 East High Street, (610) 326-2810, 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Gilbertsville New Hanover Lutheran Church, 2941 Lutheran Road, (610) 326-1335, 3 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month. West Chester Calvary Lutheran Church, 730 South New Street, (610) 696-2475, 4 p.m. on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Attendees are encouraged to call churches in advance to confirm dates and times. Further information about Rejoicing Spirits and other sites may be obtained at www.rejoicingspirits.org, [email protected] or (610) 363-6264. Mondays Morning Birding Walk. Bucktoe Creek Pre-serve, 432 Sharp Road, Avondale. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., except when precipitating. Activity also held at the same time on Sundays. Delaware Nature Society staff will lead this activity as walkers experience the diverse bird-life of a private nature preserve during a stroll through meadows, forests, thickets, and marsh. Walk is particularly focused on begin-ning birders but all skill levels are welcome. Free activity, with further information about the Preserve available at www.bucktoecreekpreserve.org. Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; also available Tuesdays. Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilita-tion (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifying individuals with disabilities in finding work, maintaining employment and supplemental services. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and re-quired registration at (484) 250-4340. Chess Club. Coatesville Area Public Library, 501 East Lincoln Highway, Coatesville. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ages five to 18 can learn to play tournament chess. Free activity with no registration required. Further information is available at (610) 384-4115. Indoor Walking Group. Romansville United Methodist Church, 1859 Strasburg Road, Ro-mansville (Coatesville). 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Community residents of all fitness levels walk to music for one to four miles. Also held on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 486-0189. (First Mondays) Whats Cooking in Coatesville? Episcopal Church of the Trinity, 323 East Lincoln High-way, Coatesville. 6 p.m. A healthy meal, along with a cooking demonstration will be provided by the Chester County Food Bank and the County Department of Health Free activity, with further information is available at the church at (610) 384-4771. (Fourth Mondays) Yarn Caf. Spring City Library, 2 Riverside Drive, Spring City. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Teens and adults involved in all fiber arts relax and work on projects over tea and coffee. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, , [email protected] or (610) 948-4130. Adult Board Games. Harrop Room, Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-nixville. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Informal gathering of Phoenixville Board Gamers share games that can be played in a single setting. Free activity, with further information avail-able from Nick Lamicela at [email protected]. (First Mondays) Girls Night Out. Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 6:30 p.m. Girls nine-years-old and above and their mothers or other older female friends read, en-joy activities and snack. Free activity, with further information and optional registration available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL, [email protected], or (610) 321-1724. (Fourth Mondays) Open Knitting. Parkesburg Library, 105 West Street, Parkesburg. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A gathering for beginners to professionals. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Parkesburg%20Library, [email protected] or (610) 857-5165.

(First Mondays) Conservation Book Club. Board Room, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Participants will learn what they can do to help the environment through book discus-sions dedicated to conservation and environ-mentalism Free activity, with further information and registration available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL, [email protected], or (610) 280-2645. Tuesdays Vocational Rehabilitation Assistance. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. Hours by registration; also available Mondays. Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilita-tion (OVR) will provide assistance to qualifying individuals with disabilities in finding work, maintaining employment and supplemental services. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356 and re-quired registration at (484) 250-4340. (Subject to Schedule Modifications) Conversational English. Easttown Library and Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn. 10 a.m. Class for anyone with a native language other than English who seeks to improve their conversational English. Free activity, with further information and requested registration at www.easttownlibrary.org/programs.html, [email protected] or (610) 644-0138. (Fourth Tuesdays) Community Caf. West Grove United Meth-odist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road, West Grove. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hot lunch, fellowship time, free health screenings and associated health tips, and an open prayer room highlight this monthly event. Free activity, with further information and suggested reservations available at (610) 869-9334 or [email protected]. (Fourth Tuesdays) Tech Group. Community Education Room, Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Phoenixville Tech Group brings together technology users to share knowledge and ex-perience, including helping those who have limited or no experience with computers.

Free activity, with further information in-cluding meeting topics available at www.phoenixvilletg.com, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132. Book a Librarian. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Individuals with computer questions, need-ing assistance with research, desiring better search techniques for online catalogs or other information can receive a half-hour assistance session with a librarian. Free activity with required reservations at least 24 hours in advance at (610) 321-1710. Research assistance also is available at all times for Pennsylvania residents through Ask Here PA chat at www.askherepa.org. (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Afterschool Gaming for Teens. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teens can play afterschool games on a big screen with a big sound system, along with doing online researching and networking on a state-of-the-art graphics-capable computers, homework, or just hang out. Free activity, including snacks and soda. Further information is available at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org/Documents/Afterschool Gaming Flyer Fall2010 YS8-25-10.pdf or at (610) 933-3013 x24. Youth Chess Club. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ages six and up, accompanied by a parent, can learn chess. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 321-1724 T.I.M.S. New Life in Christ Fellowship, 1 South 5th Avenue, Coatesville. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Training Introspection Mentoring Service (T.I.M.S.) provides youth ages five through 18 with positive peer group involvement, hands-on skill development, knowledge of African-Ameri-can culture, and a relationship with Christian men and women as role models. It teaches youth what it means to be men and women spiritually, culturally, socially and physically, addresses goal-setting, etiquette, career planning and community service, and acknowledges and honors a young mans or womans growth and changes.

Students must participate on a regular basis and parents or guardians must complete an application. Free activity, including dinner. Further in-formation is available from Alphonso Newsuan at [email protected] or Roberta Showell at [email protected] or (610) 384-3344 x109. (Second Tuesdays) Adult Gaming Night. Community Education Room, Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Participants can chose from the Librarys selection of board or Wii games, or bring their own, as they play games and meet friends. Free activity, with beverages provided. Fur-ther information is available from Chris Knupp at (610) 805-4603. (Second Tuesdays) Guys Read. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 6:30 p.m. Third through sixth grade boys and their dads or other older male friends read, enjoy activities and snack. Free activity, with further information and optional registration available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL, [email protected], or (610) 321-1724. (Fourth Tuesdays) Computer Basics for Job-Seekers. Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-nixville. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Repeated 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesdays. Adult Services Director Mark Pinto and com-puter tutor Ann Roehm provide classes to as-sist the unemployed and underemployed in learning job-seeker tasks such as using Micro-soft Word to create and format a resume, sav-ing a resume file and e-mailing it as an at-tachment, uploading and copying/pasting a resume to a job application, basic Web naviga-tion, completing an online application, and using Indeed to find job listings and apply for employment. Participants must be able to use a computer keyboard and mouse. Further information and required registra-tion for limited seating are available at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132. Bilingual Family Storytime. Second Floor Childrens Department, Norristown Public Li-brary, 1001 Powell Street, Norristown. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bilingual English/Spanish family storytime features stories, songs, fingerplays, and an in-troduction to American Sign Language. Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://mnl.mclinc.org/childrens/indexch.html#Sleepytime or (610) 278-5100. (Third Tuesday) Writing Group. Community Education Room, Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave-nue, Phoenixville. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also meets the second Thursday. Phoenix Writers, a group for adult writers offers writer education, empowerment, and cri-tiques, with an opportunity to ask questions about the writing process, read work aloud, and obtain and offer input on material read. Free activity, with further information avail-able from Eric Parmer at [email protected]. Brandywine Query. Caf Lindo, 109 South Broad Street, Kennett Square. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Network of adult singles over 35 years of age designed to create community. Further information is available at [email protected]. Parent Support Group. Main Choir Room, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 West Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sessions are designed to give support to area parents whose children have been impacted by addiction. Further information is available from Joi Honer at (800) 678-2332 x6156 or [email protected]. Wednesdays Hibernia Wednesday Hiking Club. Hat-field House, Hibernia Park, 119 Hatfield House Road, Coatesville. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Hikers can enjoy a three-mile hike along a mostly-wooded gravel path, with plant identifi-cation included. Participants should bring water and wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Walks also are held on Saturdays. Free activity, with registration required at www.chesco.org/ccparks or at (610) 344-6415. Warwick Walkers. Upper Parking Lot, Warwick County Park, 382 County Park Road, Pottstown. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Hikers walk a portion of the Horse-Shoe Trail. Free activity, with registration required at www.chesco.org/ccparks or at (610) 469-1916. (Second Wednesdays) Free Seniors Legal Clinic. Room 130, Gov-

ernment Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester. 9 a.m. to noon. Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP) provides assistance to seniors for a vari-ety of matters, including public and private housing, consumer issues, bankruptcy, public welfare, Social Security Disability (SSD) and Social Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, simple estate planning, living wills, durable power of attorney for healthcare, general power of attorney, and other matters. Further information and appointments are available at (610) 344-6350. LASP also operates a toll-free legal helpline for income-eligible Chester, Montgomery, Dela-ware and Bucks counties residents from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Information is available at (877) 429-5994. (Third Wednesday) Nursing Mothers Group. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Janet Graczyk, IBCLC (Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant) facilitates group of nursing mothers who share ideas and weigh their babies. Free activity, with further information avail-able at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp or [email protected]. (Second and Fourth Wednesdays) Adult Book Bingo. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Adults 18-years and older can play bingo to win book prizes, from recent to older editions. Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 321-1710. (Fourth Wednesdays) Playgroups. Community Room, Rolling Hills Apartments, 2120 Buchert Road, Pottstown. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Playgroups, hosted by the Apartments and Pottstown Family Center, are designed to pro-vide parents with children up to age five an op-portunity to play with their children, meet other parents with small children and talk about the joys and hardships of parenting. Free activity, with further information and requested reservations at (610) 326-1610. (Second Wednesdays) Circle of Friends. Healthy Start, 723 Wheatland Street, Phoenixville. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Support group, hosted by Healthy Start and The Womens Resource Center, assists com-munity mothers. Free activity, with further information and registration available at (610) 917-1360. (Fourth Wednesdays) Computer Basics for Job-Seekers. Phoenix-ville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoe-nixville. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Repeated 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesdays. Adult Services Director Mark Pinto and com-puter tutor Ann Roehm provide classes to as-sist the unemployed and underemployed in learning job-seeker tasks such as using Micro-soft Word to create and format a resume, sav-ing a resume file and e-mailing it as an at-tachment, uploading and copying/pasting a resume to a job application, basic Web naviga-tion, completing an online application, and using Indeed to find job listings and apply for employment. Participants must be able to use a computer keyboard and mouse. Further information and required registra-tion for limited seating are available at http://ereserve.ccls.org/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x132. Community Walk. Genesis Health Care Building, Union and State Streets, Kennett Square. Noon. Any individual can join a walk to Anson B. Nixon Park as part of the Activate Kennett Square health initiative. Free activity, with further information availa-ble from [email protected]. (Through October) Walking Program. Brandywine YMCA, 295 Hurley Road, Coatesville. Noon to 2 p.m. Walking Wednesdays, an initiative of Coates-ville on the Move, part of Activate Chester County, enables walkers to use the YMCA out-door track through October, with individuals receiving a three-day YMCA pass to use other facilities with the first walk sign-in. Further information is available at [email protected] or (610) 380-9622 x2430. Bridge Playing. Henrietta Hankin Branch Li-brary, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). Noon to 3 p.m. Bridge players gather for cards on most Wednesdays. Free activity, with further information about this no-registration event available at www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Library or (610) 321-1710.

(First Wednesdays) Job Searching Online. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Also presented at 10 a.m. on the first Friday of the month. Workshop acquaints job-seekers with avail-able online resources that provide self-assess-ment, job profiles, local job openings, company research, networking, and resume and inter-view preparation assistance. Free activity, with further information and required registration available with Mark Pinto, adult services director, at [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x32. (Second Wednesdays) Download! eBooks & eAudiobooks. Phoe-nixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Also presented at 10 a.m. on second Friday of the month. Workshop acquaints participants with how to browse, check-out, and download digital media from the Chester County Library Sys-tems Overdrive service. Free activity, with further information and required registration available with Mark Pinto, adult services director, at [email protected] or (610) 933-3013 x32. Freedom from Smoking Clinics. Phoenix-ville Hospital, 140 Nutt Road, Phoenixville. 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also held bi-monthly on Thursdays. American Lung Associations eight-session smoking cessation program, including nicotine replacement therapy, is held bi-monthly, starting in February, April, June, August and October. Free activity, with further information and required registration available at (610) 983-1021. Indoor Walking Group. Romansville United Methodist Church, 1859 Strasburg Road, Ro-mansville (Coatesville). 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Community residents of all fitness levels walk to music for one to four miles. Also held on Mondays and Fridays. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 486-0189. (Second and Fourth Wednesdays) Crochet One, Knit Too! Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Knitting and crocheting group meets for all skill levels. Free activity, with further information about this no-registration event available at

www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=CCL&curKey1=Henrietta%20Hankin%20Library or (610) 321-1710. (First Wednesdays) YoungLives Club for Teen Moms. Reformed Presbyterian Church, 312 West Union Street, West Chester. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., except August, YoungLives Club for teenage mothers in West Chester, an initiative of Young Life of Chester County, provides a dinner, mentoring, parenting information, recreation, childcare and baby items for teen moms up to 21 years of age. Free activity, with additional information available from Roxann Koren at (484) 459-4141, [email protected], or www.younglife.org/YoungLives.

(Second Wednesdays) Caregiver Support Group. West Grove United Methodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road, West Grove. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Peacemaker Center facilitates support for those giving care to spouses, parents or children. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 444-3898. Thursdays (Fourth Thursdays) Medicare Counseling. Bard Complex, Petra Community Housing, 201 South Main Street, Spring City. By appointment An APPRISE counselor will be available to seniors to review health care needs, insurance coverages, co-pays, prescriptions and supple-mental insurances. Free activity, with further information and appointments with Beverly Sarduy at (484) 933-4955. (Second and Fourth Thursdays) Career Guidance Over Coffee. Gryphon Caf, 105 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Womens Resource Network coordinates this informal group for women, led by a hu-man resources professional, to hone net-working skills and meet other persons in the area. $5 suggested donation. Further information and registration is available at (610) 687-6391. (Second Thursdays) Blood Pressure Screenings. Kennett Area Senior Center, 427 East Walnut Street, Kennett Square. 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Neighborhood Health Agencies conducts blood pressure screenings for individuals age 60 and up. Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 444-4819. (Third Thursdays) Mystery Book Club. Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner). 1 p.m. A variety of titles in the mystery, thriller or suspense genre will be discussed. Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 321-1710. (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Afterschool Gaming for Teens. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenix-ville. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teens can play afterschool games on a big screen with a big sound system, along with doing online researching and networking on a state-of-the-art graphics-capable computers, homework, or just hang out. Free activity, including snacks and soda. Further information is available at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org/Documents/Afterschool Gaming Flyer Fall2010 YS8-25-10.pdf or at (610) 933-3013 x24. Mr. Jacks Kid's Club. Camp at Old Mill, Brandamore (Honey Brook). 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bus picks up Coatesville area children, Pre-K to 12th grades, at 4 p.m. at various loca-tions and transports them to the Camp for Bi-ble study, snacks and fun in their own age groups. They are returned to the same loca-tions by 6 p.m. Free activity, with further information and required registration at www.thebridgeacademy.org/programs/fall-programs.aspx, [email protected], or (610) 466-9505. (First and Third Thursdays) Youth LEGO Club. Henrietta Hankin Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs (Ludwigs Corner. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ages six and up, accompanied by a parent, can work with supplied LEGOs. Free activity, with further information avail-able at [email protected] or (610) 321-1724. (First Thursday) Soup and Sandwiches. Honey Brook Pres-byterian Church, 4331 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Church provides hot soup, sandwiches and other meal items to the community.

Free activity, with further information avail-able at (610) 273-2848 or [email protected]. (Third Thursdays) Parents with Children with Special Needs. Devereux Community Services, 1041 West Bridge Street, Phoenixville. 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Parents Helping Parents will provide support for one another in raising children with special needs. Free activity, including dinner, with further information and required registration at [email protected] or (610) 933-8110 x2401. Young Adult Ministry. Living Water Theater, 202 Hartman Bridge Road (Route 896), Ronks. 6 p.m. food; 7 p.m. praise and worship. ID220 provides youth with an opportunity to experience God through worship, drama and discipleship with weekly worships bands and teachings. Free activity, with further information avail-able at www.lifestreamsproductions.com/sites/default/files/u1/id220_ad_spot_2_2_640x414-exported-with-photoshop.jpg, rand